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By Imisioluwa Afunmiso The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun State Sector Command, has confirmed the death of two persons in a road crash at Leme along the Abeokuta-Ibadan Expressway. The crash, which occurred at about 5:45 p.m. on Monday, involved a black Lexus car with registration number KJA 398 JR and a black TVS ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica Nigeria and Germany are set to hold high-level bilateral consultations in Abuja on Wednesday, with both countries expected to discuss ways to deepen cooperation across trade, investment, renewable energy, climate action, security, education and technology. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, is scheduled to receive her German counterpart, Johann David ...
By Ismail Azeez Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has approved the immediate suspension of the Commissioner for Livestock Development, Prof. Omorodion Ignatius Ikponmwosa and the State Project Coordinator of the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support (LPRES) Project, Mrs. Ikpikhumi Betsy Aghaku, over what the government described as an official infraction. The suspension was announced ...
By Omobolaji Adekunle Two people were killed on Monday evening in a fatal road crash involving a Lexus car and a commercial motorcycle at Leme, Abeokuta, Ogun State. The Ogun State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) stated that the accident occurred at about 5:45 p.m., involving a black Lexus car with ...
Andersen Group Inc has announced the acquisition of Andersen Tax LP in Nigeria (“Andersen in Nigeria”), a member firm of Andersen Global, and Verraki Partners, a member of Andersen Consulting. The transaction formalizes the integration of both firms into Andersen Group’s public company structure and strengthens the firm’s multidisciplinary platform across Africa’s largest economy. Nigeria ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica Chevron Nigeria Limited has reaffirmed its commitment to expanding investments in Nigeria and other African markets, with gas, deepwater oil and integrated infrastructure identified as key areas of focus. The company’s General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Olusoga Oduselu, disclosed this on Monday in Lagos during a media capacity-building programme organised for members of ...
By Precious Mark The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has clarified that the Chief of Staff to the President, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, was not arrested by the anti-graft agency. The Commission confirmed that Gbajabiamila voluntarily honoured an invitation to provide a statement as part of ongoing investigations into the purported Presidential ...
By Precious Mark The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has demanded that the President Bola Tinubu’s administration publish the full breakdown of the N17.5trn spent on energy security and pipeline surveillance as reflected in the 2024 audited financial statements of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd). In a statement signed on Tuesday by its ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso No life was lost and no injury was recorded after a fire outbreak razed part of Sabo Market in Ikorodu, Lagos, in the early hours of Monday, following the swift intervention of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) and the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service. LASEMA disclosed this in a ...
Younger brother of former Ekiti State governor, Isaac Fayose has urged his elder brother, Ayodele Fayose to reject the board chairman appointment for the Rural Electrification Agency (REA). Insisting that the former governor is too big for the position, Isaac questioned why his brother was offered the chairmanship of a federal agency rather than what ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has clarified that the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mrs Kemi Nandap is not under investigation over an alleged visa racketeering scheme involving some immigration officers. The anti-graft agency, in a statement issued on Monday through its official X handle, described the reports ...
The Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Dr. Abba Aliyu, has welcomed the appointment of former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, alongside Alhaji Ahmadu Abubakar and Engineer Ilyasu Ibrahim Makinta, as directors of the agency’s governing board. In a statement released on Tuesday, Dr. Aliyu commended the President for appointing "round pegs in ...
Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, has expressed confidence that stronger engagement between Lagos and Turkish investors would create new opportunities for commerce, infrastructure development, and economic growth. The deputy governor made this known on Monday while receiving the Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey, His Excellency Mr. Mehmet Poroy, and other officials ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso The Lagos State Government has presented ₦3.1 billion in compensation to 331 property owners whose lands and buildings were acquired for major infrastructure projects across Badagry, Epe, Ikorodu, Igbogbo and Ogba. The compensation was presented on Monday at an event attended by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Special Adviser to the Governor ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica Former President Goodluck Jonathan has narrated how he entered a militant camp in the Niger Delta without armed security while serving as vice president, saying the risky decision became a turning point in the peace process that eventually led to the Niger Delta Amnesty Programme. Jonathan made the revelation on Monday while ...
Niger State governor, farmer Mohammed Umaru Bago has performed the groundbreaking for the reconstruction of the 5.43km Kontagora township dual carriageway ( from Barrack Junction to Makera Junction along Yauri Road.) Farmer Bago who described the project as another defining moment in his urban renewal agenda in building a New Niger and part of his ...
By Muyideen Aliyu The Kwara State Government has sealed off a dilapidated one-storey building and directed its immediate demolition in the Oke-Suna area of Ilorin East Local Government Area. The enforcement action followed complaints from community members to the Kwara State Environmental Protection Agency (KWEPA) that the building had become structurally unsafe and was at ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has fixed August 5 for the commencement of the 2026 Batch ‘B’ Stream II Orientation Course across the country. The scheme disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday by its Director of Information and Public Relations, Caroline Embu, stating that the three-week orientation programme would ...
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says it has resumed the implementation of the Digital, Electronic, Online or Non-Traditional Consumer Lending Regulations, 2025 (DEON Regulations). A statement by the Commission in Abuja on Monday, said the resumption followed the delivery of a court judgement on a suit instituted by the Wireless Application Service ...
The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, on Monday reaffirmed the state’s commitment to deepening economic and trade relations with the Republic of Turkey. The deputy governor said stronger collaboration would unlock greater investment opportunities and deliver mutual prosperity for both parties. Hamzat spoke during a courtesy visit to him by the Turkish Ambassador ...
The Federal Ministry of Education has dismissed false reports circulating on social media alleging that the Federal Government Girls’ College (FGGC), Monguno, Borno State, was attacked. The ministry made this known in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by its Director of Press and Public Relations, Mrs Folasade Boriowo. Boriowo quoted the Minister of ...
The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has commended an Ilorin-born Islamic scholar and media practitioner, Dr Daud Awwal, for translating the Holy Quran into Yoruba and English. A statement issued on Monday in Ilorin by the Emir’s spokesman, Dr Abdulazeez Arowona, said that the commendation was made when the Islamic scholar paid a courtesy ...
Orile-Agege Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State on Monday inducted 156 newly trained Financial Inclusion Centre (FIC) experts. The aim is to equip them with wealth management skills and access to financial services. The induction was held at the council secretariat. The LCDA’s Chairman, Mr Akinola Idowu, said the experts from Agege Local ...
